BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, back left, and Kang-il Hur, custodian of the United Nations Memorial Cemetery (UNMCK), front left, pay their respects during a tour of the world’s only U.N. cemetery in Busan, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. While in the Republic of Korea, Koehler met with leadership to discuss the importance of the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance and security concerns in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert A. Moses) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes Republic of Korea (ROK) navy sailors upon departure from ROK Fleet Headquarters in Busan, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. Koehler met with leadership to discuss the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and security concerns in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert A. Moses) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, addresses U.S. Navy Sailors from Commander, Naval Forces Korea and Navy Region Korea at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet Headquarters in Busan, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. Koehler spoke about the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and security concerns in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert A. Moses) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, addresses U.S. Navy Sailors from Commander, Naval Forces Korea and Navy Region Korea at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet Headquarters in Busan, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. Koehler spoke about the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and security concerns in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert A. Moses) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, meets with Rear Adm. Neil Koprowski, commander, Naval Forces Korea, at the Republic of Korea (ROK) Fleet Headquarters in Busan, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. Koehler met with leadership to discuss the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and security concerns in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Robert A. Moses) Share

BUSAN, Republic of Korea

Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, right, meets with the Honorable Philip Goldberg, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea, at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, April 18, 2024. Koehler met with Goldberg to discuss the importance of the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance and security concerns in the region. (Photo Courtesy of U.S. Navy) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), right, conducts a fueling-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), center, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), April 22, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2024) U.S. Sailors conduct flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 22, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

240420-N-CV021-1019 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 20, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 083) prepare for a vertical replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8) in the South China Sea, April 20. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. CTF 73, in coordination with Military Sealift Command Far East (MSC FE), refuels and resupplies deployed naval forces along with regional allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban) Share

CHANGWON, Republic of Korea

CHANGWON, Republic of Korea (April 18, 2024) Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks to midshipmen at the Republic of Korea Naval Academy in Changwon, Republic of Korea, April 18, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Sypert) Share

SOUTH CHINA SEA

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 22, 2024) Sailors move an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 22, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez) Share

PEARL HARBOR

PEARL HARBOR (April 23, 2024) Sailors assigned to U.S. Pacific Fleet release flowers into the viewing well of the USS Arizona Memorial during a memorial service for retired Lt. Cmdr. Louis “Lou” Conter, the last survivor of the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the USS Arizona (BB 39), April 23, 2024. Conter enlisted in the Navy in 1939, and qualified as an enlisted naval aviator in 1942 before later commissioning. He retired in 1967 after 27 years of service and passed away April 1, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy R. Boan) Share